Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-4599
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2011-4599
- cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode:*:*:*:*:*:c\/c\+\+:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4599
25.30%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-4599
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-4599
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-4599
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
Apple - Lists.apple.comMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984
#8984 (out of bounds access in _canonicalize) – Unicode ICU tracIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.html
RHSA-2011:1815 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
About the security content of iOS 6 - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2397-1 icuThird Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: icu out of bounds accessMailing List
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006
International Components for Unicode '_canonicalize( )' Memory Corruption VulnerabilityPatch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726
International Components for Unicode _canonicalize( ) buffer overflow CVE-2011-4599 Vulnerability ReportVDB Entry
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194
mandriva.comThird Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2
oss-security - CVE Request: icu out of bounds accessMailing List
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http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441
106441 - Stack-buffer-overflow in _canonicalize - chromium - MonorailThird Party Advisory
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
About the security content of OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2, OS X Lion v10.7.5 and Security Update 2012-004 - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
Apple - Lists.apple.comMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1
USN-1348-1: ICU vulnerability | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.html
openSUSE-SU-2012:0100-1: moderate: icu (CVE-2011-4599, CVE-2010-4409)Third Party Advisory
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